Ruby-on-Rails Developer (Isidore)

Isidore is enabling higher quality food production and security in Africa.

Our Jinja platform is an all-in-one marketplace for Agric. We offer agile technology, access to capital, and valuable extension services for all in the value chain to achieve exponential growth. Ultimately, we aim to democratise access to the food value chain to crowd in more value and achieve self-sufficiency in food production across the continent.

Job Description

We are looking for a strong fullstack developer who welcomes both engineering and maintenance tasks, and has a capacity to lead other developers. You will be involved in decision-making around architecture and technology, contributing to the overall engineering vision and communicating gaps and needs to both the team and external stakeholders. You will be working with our candid and collaborative team. The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience.

5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails Great Frontend chops (We use NextJS, Typescript) Strong cloud knowledge in a tier-one provider platform (We use AWS) GraphQL Experience is required Working knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases Experience with Git version control system Proven track record of developing reliable restful APIs (Provider for State Management) Experience building scalable and maintainable technology Knowledge of popular automation tools and strategies Quality-minded and are interested in all parts of software development: writing clean code, testing, deployment, monitoring

Working on a Founders Factory venture provides a rare opportunity for you to team up with world-class thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creators in building and launching a successful tech start-up. This role offers the freedom and excitement of working in a nippy early-stage start-up coupled with a large organisation's financial stability and resource access. 

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead a game-changing start-up with global growth aspirations and to help shape the future of Africa's start-up ecosystem.